Important Things/Tweaks to do after Install of Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal

Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal has been released, NoobsLab know what people want. So after a-lot of work today bring this article for you. After applying these tweaks you can get better experience with new Ubuntu. After these tweaks we can say your Ubuntu is ready to use, Every tweak is tested by us. So lets start tweak to your Ubuntu 12.10.

2:Install Ubuntu Tweak:
Ubuntu Tweak is an application designed to config Ubuntu easier for everyone. It provided many useful desktop and system options that the default desktop environment isn't provided.

3:Install Compiz (CCSM) and extra plugins:
CCSM, short for CompizConfig Settings Manager, is a configuration tool for Compiz Fusion. It is used to configure the many plugins included in Compiz and Compiz Fusion, as well as the use of various profiles and intergrating better with existing desktop settings.

6:Remove White Dots from Ubuntu 12.10 Login Screen
Some People don't like white dots in Ubuntu 12.10 Login screen, So here is a tweak you can easily remove these dots from login screen.

Enter following commands in Terminal:

Terminal Commands:

sudo xhost +SI:localuser:lightdm

sudo su lightdm -s /bin/bash

gsettings set com.canonical.unity-greeter draw-grid false

7:Disable Online Search in Dash:
Personally I don't like this online search option in unity. So if anybody want to turn off, follow the method.
Go to Dash and Search "Privacy" and turn off the online search option.

Alternative remove shopping lens by following command:

Terminal Command:

sudo apt-get remove unity-lens-shopping

You will not see anymore online searches in dash.

8:Change HUD Key:

Go to "Dash" System Settings > Keyboard > Shortcuts > Launchers > Key to show HUD
Click on Key to show HUD to change key. I set my key Alt+Z because it is easy to press, You can change whatever you want.

9:Disable overlay Scrollbars:
You can disable overlay scrollbars, if you don't like that.

Enter following command in terminal to disable overlay scrollbar:

Terminal Command:

gsettings set com.canonical.desktop.interface scrollbar-mode normal

If you want to get back overlay bar, enter following command:

Terminal Command:

gsettings reset com.canonical.desktop.interface scrollbar-mode

10:Show username on panel:
UserName is disabled by default in Ubuntu 12.10, So here is tweak you can enable it very easily.

14:Install Hardware Temperature Monitor:
The Psensor Indicator is providing a quick access to sensor values and settings. When a sensor temperature is too much hot, a desktop notification bubble appears and the Application Indicator icon is changed to a red one. Your pc must have sensors to use complete features.

Alternative Method
Enter following commands in Terminal to install gconf-editor:

Terminal Command:

sudo apt-get install gconf-editor

now start gconf-editor with following command:

Terminal Command:

gconf-editor

Go to the following: 'apps' -> 'metacity' -> 'general' Find the "button_layout" parameter,
Right mouse click, and select Edit Key.
Change the value to the following: menu:minimize,maximize,close then Press Enter.

22:Add other Media Player to Ubuntu Sound Menu
If you are using different audio player to player audio files then you can add player in sound menu with following method.
Enter following command in terminal to install Dconf-Tools:

Terminal Command:

sudo apt-get install dconf-tools

Go to Dash and open "Dconf-Editor"

Type your Player name in (interested-media-player + preferred-media-player) and you can remove any media player by writing name in (blacklisted-media-players). See following image

23:Enable Global Menu for LibreOffice in Ubuntu 12.10
By default LibreOffice doesn't support global menu, So you can enable Global Menu easily for LibreOffice.

Enter following command in terminal to install global menu.

Terminal Command:

sudo apt-get install lo-menubar

24:Open as Administrator in Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal
This is really cool tweak for those who want to open file and folder with Administrator permissions, So now it is really easy to do.

To add "Open as Administrator" entry enter following commands in Terminal:

To move these buttons to left side just follow steps:
Open Terminal (Press Ctrl+Alt+T) and copy the following commands in the Terminal:

Terminal Commands:

sudo apt-get install -y dpkg-dev

mkdir ~/Desktop/nautilus-mod

cd ~/Desktop/nautilus-mod

sudo apt-get update

apt-get source nautilus

sudo apt-get build-dep nautilus

cd ~/Desktop/nautilus-mod/nautilus-3*

gedit src/nautilus-toolbar.c

Now, scroll down to line 130 or Find for "gtk_toolbar_insert (GTK_TOOLBAR (self->priv->toolbar), item, 0)" and change the "0" to a "2". So change the original line from:

gtk_toolbar_insert (GTK_TOOLBAR (self->priv->toolbar), item, 0);

To:

gtk_toolbar_insert (GTK_TOOLBAR (self->priv->toolbar), item, 2);

When you're done, click save and close Gedit.

Now Back in Terminal, run the following:

Terminal Commands:

./configure --prefix=/usr

make

sudo killall nautilus

sudo make install

Now logout and login back or restart.
To undo the changes and revert back to stock Nautilus, you can simply run following command:

Terminal Command:

sudo apt-get --reinstall install nautilus

For Unity If SomeThing Went Wrong Enter following commands to Reset:
>> to reset the Unity:

Terminal Commands:

sudo apt-get install dconf-tools

dconf reset -f /org/compiz/

setsid unity

git clone https://github.com/phanimahesh/unity-revamp.git

cd unity-revamp

chmod +x unity-reset.py

ln -s ./unity-reset.py /usr/bin/unity-reset

unity-reset

>> to reset Compiz:

Terminal Command:

gconftool-2 --recursive-unset /apps/compiz-1 unity --reset

26:Enable Hardware Drivers:
In Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal "Additional Drivers" location has been changed, You can choose best drivers for your hardware from additional driver and can enable/disable from there easily.
Open Dash and Search for "Software Sources" Here you can find "Additional Drivers" in the last Tab.

After Installation Press Alt+F2 and type 'r' to restart Gnome Shell, or just logout and login back. Open Gnome Tweak Tool to change/install shell Themes.

32:Install Restricted Extras:
There are some Restricted extras in Ubuntu which can't be install while installation of Ubuntu by default but you can install these Restricted extras by yourself. Restricted mp3 playback and decoding, support for various formats, fonts, java, flash plugin, lame, dvd playback.

Terminal Command:

sudo apt-get install ubuntu-restricted-extras

33:Install Codecs:
If you are multimedia user and use Ubuntu for multimedia then these codecs are very useful for you. You can install them by single command.

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